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Alcohol excise tax capped at 2 per cent for two more years, Freeland announces
TORONTO - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the federal government will cap the annual alcohol excise tax increase on beer, spirits and wine at two per cent for an additional two years. The alco...
Mar 9, 2024
Red Deer Minor Basketball now nationally verified
Ahead of its spring season, Red Deer Minor Basketball (RDMBA) has shared that it is now Canada Basketball Verified.Now in its 13th year, the verification for RDMBA shows players, parents and other clu...
Mar 9, 2024
Avalanche warning extended for Banff, Kootenay, and Yoho National Parks and Kananaskis Country
Avalanche Canada is extending a Special Public Avalanche Warning for Banff, Kootenay, and Yoho National Parks and Kananaskis Country.Originally issued Feb. 29, the warning will apply through March 10....
Mar 9, 2024
Charges laid in year-long Red Deer weapons trafficking investigation
An arrest warrant has been issued for the person wanted in connection to a year-long weapons trafficking investigation, Red Deer RCMP say.Red Deer Detachment say this week that they've finally been ab...
Mar 9, 2024
CCAA National Volleyball title to be decided Saturday night at RDP
The gold and bronze medal matches of the CCAA Women's National Volleyball Championships in Red Deer go down Saturday night at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre.The host RDP Queens were eliminated...
Mar 9, 2024
Marner to miss Toronto Maple Leafs game against Montreal Canadiens due to injury
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner will miss tonight's game against the Montreal Canadiens due to a lower-body injury. Marner, 26, has 25 goals and 76 points in 62 games this season. Due to Marn...
Mar 9, 2024
Lingering winter storm to dump more snow in N.L. today, high winds also expected
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Residents of eastern Newfoundland are continuing to dig out from a heavy snowstorm that has lingered over parts of the province since late Thursday. Environment Canada forecasts tot...
Mar 9, 2024
Two men injured after separate overnight stabbings in Montreal
Montreal police say two men sustained non-life-threatening injuries after separate stabbings just past 1 a.m. this morning. Police spokesperson Sabrina Gauthier says a 20-year-old man was struck sever...
Mar 9, 2024
Canada's Alphonso Davies leaves Bayern Munich game after taking boot to the face
MUNICH - Canadian star Alphonso Davies' first start since a knee injury lasted just 14 minutes Saturday when he took a boot to the face in Bayern Munich's Bundesliga game against Mainz. Davies was cli...
Mar 9, 2024
To avoid strikes at Paris Olympics, French government to pay bonuses to civil servants
NICE, France (AP) - The French government will offer bonuses to civil servants deployed across the capital during the Olympic and Paralympic Games in a bid to avoid strikes during the events this summ...
Mar 9, 2024